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Turquoise Clay House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Barrio Santa Rosa
Barrio Santa Rosa
PureBuild Inc.PureBuild Inc.
Exposed wood lintel over entry door in rammed earth house.
Small and blue bungalow clay detached house in Other with a mixed material roof.
Sophisticated Desert Modern
Sophisticated Desert Modern
Full Circle Custom HomesFull Circle Custom Homes
Design ideas for a large and beige modern bungalow clay house exterior in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Clyde Hill
Clyde Hill
UserUser
Photos: Josh Garretson
This is an example of a large and brown contemporary clay house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a flat roof.
Dutch Black & White
Dutch Black & White
Epic Stoneworks, Inc.Epic Stoneworks, Inc.
Install By: Padron Brick Cobblestone By: Larry's Cap Rock & Stone
Design ideas for a white two floor clay detached house in Miami.
Our Favorites
Our Favorites
Columbine Landscape, Inc.Columbine Landscape, Inc.
This is an example of a large and beige contemporary two floor clay house exterior in San Diego with a flat roof.
Moosehaus
Moosehaus
Teton TimberframeTeton Timberframe
A 1000 SF Econest (a timber frame home with clay-straw walls) solar thermal and PV panels and a really nice view. Photo by Hamish Tear
Photo of a small and brown classic two floor clay detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Santa Monica
Santa Monica
Lucian T. Hood ArchitectLucian T. Hood Architect
LH
Medium sized and beige mediterranean two floor clay house exterior in Los Angeles.
New Construiction Brick House
New Construiction Brick House
James Traynor Custom HomesJames Traynor Custom Homes
Photo of a traditional two floor clay house exterior in New York.
Enameled Facade Design 1
Enameled Facade Design 1
Macro Architecture & DesignMacro Architecture & Design
Fachadas con combinaciones imposibles de esmaltado, esta es nuestra propuesta de diseño para la piezas de fachada ventilada de la marca Tempio, un acabado muy dificil de conseguir a nivel de producción estándar y que nosotros conseguimos llevar a cabo de manera soprendente, eficaz y sobre todo fácilmente reproducible. Impossible combination of enameled façade pieces, this is our design purpose for Tempio, this is a excepcionally finish for standard production. We design this collection with effectivity and reproducible material of consistently high quality.
Scenic Drive, Carmel
Scenic Drive, Carmel
Will Bullock-Painting & RestoringWill Bullock-Painting & Restoring
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary two floor clay house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Barrio Santa Rosa
Barrio Santa Rosa
PureBuild Inc.PureBuild Inc.
Desert landscaping saves water in this desert home located in historic Tucson neighborhood.
Inspiration for a small and blue two floor clay semi-detached house in Other with a mixed material roof.

Turquoise Clay House Exterior Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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